Rebecca Mezoff's Videos at Her Blog

Rebecca Mezoff recently posted a video at her blog showing a weft interlock technique used by James Koehler. She's graciously given permission for a link to that to be placed here:

http://rebeccamezoff.blogspot.com/2012/12/james-koehlers-weft-interlock-join.html

Take a look! Rebecca did a great job with the video--it clearly shows the process.

As Rebecca says in the video, she is showing the technique done from the back of the tapestry. If you work from the front, then the process will be slightly different. Also, some of you who work from the front do this single weft interlock with wefts traveling in opposite directions, rather than with weft traveling in the same direction as Rebecca shows. All methods are equally right! It all depends on your preferred manner of working.

Here's another blog post from Rebecca with an exceptionally helpful video:

http://rebeccamezoff.blogspot.com/2012/12/making-tapestry-butterflies.html

I highly recommend a regular visit to Rebecca's blog, by the way.  She does beautiful tapestries, makes wonderful photos, and shares so much about her process (as these videos show).  Rebecca also teaches workshops through the country.

Rebecca's blog is found at:

http://rebeccamezoff.blogspot.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!  

May your weaving days be long and productive throughout 2013 and many years to come!

Hagen loom --SOLD

Wonderful TED talk! Take a look...

Thomas P. Campbell speaks beautifully about tapestry and about the larger view of the museum's role in putting together exhibits:

http://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_p_campbell_weaving_narratives_in_museum_galleries.html

Thanks, Gail, for asking for it to be linked here!

Kathe Todd-Hooker talk TONIGHT!

If you're in the Atlanta area you might like to go to the Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild meeting at which Kathe Todd-Hooker will be the featured speaker.  She's in Atlanta to teach a workshop for CHG over the weekend but tonight's talk is open to the public.  It will be at 7 p.m.,  North Dekalb Arts Center in Dunwoody, Georgia.  Hope to see you there!

NW X SE Exhibit

Here's a YouTube giving an overview of the joint exhibit by member of Tapestry Weavers South and Tapestry Artists of Puget Sound.  Thanks to Mary Lane (TAPS) and Linda Weghorst (TWS) for organizing the exhibit!

Upcoming class in Asheville, NC

Hope some of you will join us at this class!  There are a few spaces left right now.  Pat & I are hoping to have the list of participants by the 12th of October so we can send out some pre-workshop information to those who'll be coming.  We've got some interesting ideas percolating and it should be a varied and enlivening class--made even more so by wonderful thoughts from participants!

Pat Williams and I will once again be at Sutherland Handweaving Studio in Asheville, North Carolina, to teach a class.  Here's the link to the Studio's blog with description and details for signing up... maybe we'll see you there!

Design is a particularly challenging part of being a tapestry weaver.  Pat and I will offer our thoughts about the ways we approach the challenge.  Of course, our ways won't be the "right and only" answer for anyone but we hope we'll be able to give some insight to avenues for exploration.

Add a stand

Ann Doherty has a copper pipe loom that had warp on it but no stand so she could sit it on a table and weave. She also has a pvc loom that she couldn't get comfortable weaving on.  The other limitation was trying to make a stand without using a saw or other tool to cut the pvc pipe.  Solution:  The pvc pipe loom was disassembled.  The tension on the copper pipe loom was loosened and the top of the loom removed after partially removing the warp from the top of the loom.  The pvc pieces were mixed and matched until the pieces were arranged into a stand for the copper pipe loom.  The top of the copper loom was replaced with the warp repositioned for weaving.  Now the  copper loom can be placed on the table for comfortable weaving.  The stand could also be removed and made back into a pvc loom if needed.  The other lesson learned is that the copper pipe loom can be compressed by removing the warp and rolling it up if need be for traveling or other purpose.  The stand also has the approval of Ann's cat.